Here is Martin St-Louis’ line-up.
Tonight’s lineup
Tonight’s lineup#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/evhCeko1UQ
– Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL) March 3, 2024
#GoBolts 3/2 lineup vs. #GoHabsGo:
Hagel-Point-Kucherov
Eyssimont-Cirelli-Chaffee
Stamkos-Paul-Sheary
Glendening-MotteHedman-Raddysh
Fleury-Cernak
Lilleberg-Perbix
CrozierVasilevskiy
– Eduardo A. Encina (@EddieInTheYard) March 2, 2024
Kaiden Guhle joins the rush and sets up a 2v1 with Joel Armia, who scores his 11th of the year.
1-0 #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/Q2dw8VXjIh
– Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) March 3, 2024
After that, Arber Xhekaj didn’t let it get to him. He put Erik Cernak to sleep in five seconds.
A brouhaha!
Xhekaj and Cernak get 5 each for fighting. Cernak gets an additional 2 minutes for roughing. Habs on the PP. pic.twitter.com/LB9q3GVNSb
– Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) March 3, 2024
Good work down low by Gallagher and Anderson leads to Jake Evans’ 5th goal of the year. 2-0 #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/HZPZeOfsVg
– Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) March 3, 2024
I don’t know what Jon Cooper said to his crew at intermission, but Tampa Bay played much better.
Tampa Bay goal!
Scored by Brayden Point with 12:16 remaining in the 2nd period.
Assisted by Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov.
Tampa Bay: 1
Montreal: 2#MTLvsTBL #GoBolts #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/gQDa0KyEN1– NHL Goals (@nhl_goal_bot) March 3, 2024
Brandon Hagel finds Anthony Cirelli with a nice feed who knots the game up #NHL | #GoBolts | #GoHabsGo
pic.twitter.com/AwoDKVFmTg– The Cam & Strick Podcast (@CamandStrick) March 3, 2024
Cole Caufield and Arber Xhekaj get the goalie moving and then Josh Anderson does great work near the crease to give the #GoHabsGo a 3-2 lead. pic.twitter.com/cTnJUjxxcv
– Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) March 3, 2024
Hate this stuff. There’s no need to try to insult Savard here.
0 gained from the play. pic.twitter.com/B57anjWTJS
– Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) March 3, 2024
A rare miscue from Nick Suzuki leads to the 1252nd shorthanded goal allowed by the Habs this season. pic.twitter.com/DJAMGVMRov
– Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) March 3, 2024
Here’s a summary:
Good patience by Caufield here to score 5-hole in the shootout. #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/XNMv5XuoHy
– Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) March 3, 2024
The Nashville Predators will be the Tricolore’s next opponents. They have won their last eight games. The game will be played Tuesday, 8 p.m., at Bridgestone Arena.
Extension
– No Xhekaj?
Send Arber Xhekaj on the shootout you cowards
– /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) March 3, 2024
– File to follow.
Sitting next to @ArponBasu, who noticed Johnathan Kovacevic is missing from Habs bench. Last shift was from 8:07-8:48 of the third.
– Eric Engels (@EricEngels) March 3, 2024
– Another Rocket loss despite 56 shots.
Game over 7-3 Springfield
The #Rocket dominated 56-27 in the shots column#AHL
Echoes from the locker room at #Sports39
– Stephane Leroux (@StephRDSJunior) March 3, 2024
– Very funny.
“Hey Sportsnet, you mind talking about the Habs up 2-0 vs Tampa for even just like one minute during the 1st intermission segment?”
Sportsnet: pic.twitter.com/3OvUHauEh1
– /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) March 3, 2024
– Well done.
With a little help from my friends… pic.twitter.com/0q0UcABaDM
– Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) March 3, 2024
– The long-awaited fight.
Reaves and Rempe drop em’ pic.twitter.com/NvvmDiyzYI
– Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) March 3, 2024